Registering bank



Jan. 29, 1929. 1,700,447

A. c.4PRlNcE REGI STERING BANK Filed March 2l, 1925 l l) Ef F2 11 (rz-wfU. Prince Patented Jan. 29, 1929.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR C. PRINCE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

REGISTERING BANK.

Application led March 21, 1923.

This invention relates to a coin bank, and particularly to a registeringcoin bank, wherein a recording mechanism is mounted which indicates thenumber of coins inserted. The bank is intended primarily for use withonly one kind oit coin, but it is not limited to this use. The bank hereillustrated is intended pairicularly 'l'or use with ten cent pieces. Itis arranged to indicate the number oi such pieces inserted. The objectsof the invention will appear i'roin time to time throughout thespecilication and claims.

My invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawingsy wherein Figure l is an elevation of the of thebank;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the -liront of the bank with parts brokenaway;

Figure 3 a vertical cross section through the bank shown on an enlargedscale;

Figure l is a horizontal cross section ci the bank taken on line 4 4 otFigure 3;

Figure 5 is a vertical cross section on a further enlarged scale showingthe slot and in greater detail the registering plate, It is taken online 5 5 of Figure Like parts are indicated by like charactersthroughout.

The bank is formed of two main shells A7 A1. The shell A is providedwith a downwardly depending flange A2 about which the bottom plate A1 iscrimped. The plate A is provided with the opening A3, preferablycircular, within which is remove ably nxonnted a over l5.

This cover L is provided with an engaging' hook BL and a lock Il?, whichmay be of any suitable form, and toi-nis no part of the presentinvention. Fastened to the plate B may be an advertising disc li uponwhich the naine of the bank or other institution issuing the small bankmay appear. A similar' plate C may be mounted on the bottom of the bank,that is on the plate A1.

Mounted within the bank and adapted to rotate is a registering plate ordisc D. This disc as shown. in the drawings is pivotally held on thebottom plate A1 as at D1. It is provided with an upwardly extendingflange D2 which has about its upper edge a plurality of notches D3.

Mounted within the bank and forming part of this structure is a liner E,which is crimped into the structure so as to hold it iixedly. This lineris throughout a portion Serial No. 626,554.

maliy holds it in the position shown in Figure 3 so that a part of itoverhangs the slot in the wall of the bank. F3 is a spring Lichjfieldingly holds the slider F in the iticn shown in Figure 3.

The plate Al of the bank is provided with a perforation I, and themoving plate D marked with a plurality of numerals Il, one of whichalways shows through the perforation I. Y

Although I have shown an operative device7 still it will be obvious thatmany changes in size, shape and arrangement of parts might be madewithout departing niaterially from the spirit of my invention, and Iwish therefore that my showing be taken as in a sense diagrammatic.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows:

The parts are normally in the position shown in F igures 3, fl and 5with the slider niasling a portion of the slot. lhen a coin is insertedit pushes the slider away.y moving :i t laterally against the lhen somovedf the pawl, which toi s a part ot the slider. engages yone ot thenotches in the recording` plate and moves around. The

parts are so proportioned that it is moved a distance suiiicient onljivto nieve 'the plate so as to change by one the number showing throughthe slet. Aiter the coin has entered the bank, the spring moves theslider hack and the pawl rides over the next slot and the parts are inthe position for tui-ther operation.

Thus with each insertion of a coin the slider is moved and by itsmovement moves the registering plate and so changes the number visiblethrough the casing of the bank7 indicating the insertion of anothercoin. By this progressive movement oi' the registering plate the numberof coins in the bank is always indicated and is always visible fromoutside.

I claim:

l. In combination. in a pocket coin bank having :i coin slot and acurved double wall, such slot formed in such curved Wall, n registering`mechanism adapted to register the number of coins inserted into thebank, such mechanism including` a numbered men'iber, and means formoving such numbered meniber including a curved shutter located ivithinsuch double Wall mounted for movement and normally extending partlyacross such slot adapted to be moved by the insertion ol' a coin andprovided with zi` projection which when the shutter is moved by tbe coincontacts one et the jiroject-ions et the numbered member to move it,such shutter being guided :ind limited in its movement Wholly by suchdouble well.

ln con'ibination in 'a pocket coin bank having zi coin slot and s,curved double will, such slot formed in such curved woll,v s .reggistering mechanism adapted to register 'the number of coins insertedinto the benk, such mechanism including` n, numbered member lying Withinsuch benk, open to toe interior thereof, and means for moving snehnumbered member including n curved shutter located Within such doublewall mounted for movement and nornnilly extending per# ly :ic-ross suchslot adapted to be moved by the insertion of a coin and provided with :Lprojection which when the shutter is moved by the coin contacts one otthe pro-A jections et the numbered member to moveI it, such shutterbeing guided and limited in its movementl Wholly by lsuch double mill.

3Q A registering bank having' e casing with ends and intermediate sideWalls through which latter is s coin slot, in com bination with aregistering mechanism supported close to one of the ends, a shutterWithin the benk casing; located close to the side Wall, movable topartially cross the coin slot so as to be operated by the insee tion ofa coin, the shutter carrying` e part to engage with and operate theregistering mechanism and means carried by the side Wall of the casingof the bank for holding' the shutter close to the inner tace of seidWall and for directinfr its movement.

e. In s pocket benk having a, curved side Wall in whioh is :i coin slot,:i registering mechnnisn'i adapted to register the coins inserted,including a circular dinl pivoted ttor rotation within the seid benk,provided about its edge with n upturned flange in which a plurality otteeth are termed, in coii'ibinotion with i movable shutt located Withinthe bzinlr und supported close i inst theinner side Wall and mhipted tonornmlly shut oil' s portion oit the soi d coin slot, :ind provided with:i projecting member adapted to engage with the teeth oil the smid dialthe shutter being' adapted to be moved laterally by the insertion ot :icoin :md in such movement through its seid projecting member adapted toengage one of the teeth ot the dial and rotate the same to record theinsertion of i coin, and means carried by the seid Wall of the bank forholding' the shutter close to the face oit the Wall and for direct- 'ngits movements.

5. In n pocket bank a cylindrimil side Wall lief-,fing :if coin slotthrough it, e coin registerine` dial provided With numbers, a curvedshutter formed coneentricslly with and located close against the innerfece ot the cylindrical side vwsll, seid shutter normally closing portof the said coin slot, and adapted to be moved concentricnllv with thecurved Wall by the insertion of :i coin, seid shutter being providedwith an extension adapted to directly engage said dial to move the semein direct response to the movement of seid shutter as the coin isinserted, and means for guiding the shutter and limitingits movement'carried by the curved side vvsll.

Signed et Chicago, county of Cook and State oi illinois, this 17th dayol lnrch,

ARTHUR C. PRINCE.

